NCI Data Jamboree (Project Abstract Submission): Submission #40

Presenter Information
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First Name: Alice
Middle Initial: S
Last Name: Kwak
Degree(s): Ph.D.
Position/Title/Career Status: BD-STEP Fellow
Organization: Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization Address:
Boston

Email: alice.kwak@va.gov

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Abstract Information
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Abstract Category: Developing, refining, or validating tools, methods, algorithms, and pipelines
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Abstract Title: Clinical NLP for Cancer Information Extraction
Abstract:
I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Big Data Scientist Training Enhancement Program (BD-STEP), where I work in clinical natural language processing (NLP) and information extraction. My current research focuses on extracting diagnostic factors from prostate cancer biopsy reports to transform unstructured clinical text into structured data for research and clinical applications. I would like to participate in the Data Jamboree to gain hands-on experience working with diverse cancer datasets and to learn from researchers with expertise in complementary areas. I am particularly interested in contributing my experience in clinical NLP while expanding my knowledge of cancer data analysis and collaborative research. Through the Jamboree, I hope to strengthen my technical skills, gain exposure to new approaches for working with cancer datasets, and build connections with researchers and clinicians in the field. I believe this experience will support my research and foster future collaborations in cancer informatics.